10-letter words containing ativ
- federative — pertaining to or of the nature of a federation.
- figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- formatives — Plural form of formative.
- fricatives — Plural form of fricative.
- generative — capable of producing or creating.
- hesitative — characterized by hesitation; hesitating.
- illatively — By means of illation.
- imperative — imperative language
- imputative — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- inchoative — inceptive.
- incitative — an agent which incites or is capable of inciting or rousing; a stimulant
- incubative — Of or pertaining to incubation.
- indagative — (obsolete) Searching; exploring; investigating.
- indicative — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- indurative — the act of indurating.
- initiative — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
- innovative — tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.
- insulative — serving to protect or insulate: glassware shipped in insulative packing.
- invocative — invoke.
- irrelative — not relative; without relation (usually followed by to).
- irrigative — serving for or pertaining to irrigation.
- irritative — serving or tending to irritate.
- judicative — having ability to judge; judging: the judicative faculty.
- lacerative — Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate.
- liberative — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- limitative — limiting; restrictive.
- litigative — to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
- lucerative — Misspelling of lucrative.
- medicative — medicinal.
- meditative — given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.
- memorative — (obsolete) commemorative.
- mitigative — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- motivative — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
- mutilative — Causing or relating to mutilation.
- narratives — Plural form of narrative.
- native cat — any of several catlike dasyures of the genus Dasyurus, of Australia and Tasmania: most populations are now rare.
- native dog — a dingo
- native son — a novel (1940) by Richard Wright.
- nativeness — The state or condition of being native.
- nativistic — the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
- nativities — Plural form of nativity.
- nauseative — causing nausea
- negatively — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- negativism — a negative or pessimistic attitude.
- negativist — a negative or pessimistic attitude.
- negativity — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- nominative — Grammar. (in certain inflected languages, as Sanskrit, Latin, and Russian) noting a case having as its function the indication of the subject of a finite verb, as in Latin Nauta bonus est “The sailor is good,” with nauta “sailor” in the nominative case. similar to such a case in function or meaning.
- non-native — of or relating to a language that is not the first language acquired by a person: It is harder to communicate in your nonnative language.
- nonnatives — Plural form of nonnative.
- nonstative — (of a verb) expressing an action or process, as run or grow, and able to be used in either simple or progressive tenses: I run every day. I am running home now.